Semua Bab The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer!: Bab 211 - Bab 220

My joy suddenly evaporated when my phone rang, displaying Edward's name. He hadn't called in days, so it was likely he had received his copy of the judge's verdict.I picked up the phone and muttered to myself, wondering if he would try to appeal.What was I supposed to do if that were the case? Should I really send Edith to prison? After all, she had already suffered so much.No. I wasn't going to play the saint now. Her imprisonment was part of my terms, and I would follow through if Edward decided to back out.With that, I steadied myself and answered the call. "Yes?""Taylor…" Edward's voice was heavy, almost lifeless. "Did you receive the verdict?"I kept my tone cold and detached. "I just got home and saw it in my mailbox.""Are you sure it's all over between us?"I frowned, my voice sharp. "What do you mean? Are you planning to appeal?"Edward chuckled, though it sounded hollow as if he still hadn't accepted reality. "I've been thinking about it ever since I got the ver

My face instantly turned bright red as I shot a nervous glance at Soren before saying, "Nothing's happened between us. I said that on purpose to try and get you off my back!"Edward stared at me, probably struggling to figure out whether I was telling the truth.Meanwhile, Soren remained unfazed by Edward's "breaking news," having already heard the details from Richard and me. In fact, he didn't seem affected at all.Instead, he looked at me with a gentle smile and said, "Let's go, Taylor. We're going to be late.""Okay." I smiled and walked past Edward."Taylor!" Edward turned around and yelled, "You'll never be good enough for the Kenways, so wake up! Your father's a criminal in jail, and you've already annulled a civil partnership, practically a divorcee. There's no way they'd accept a woman like you!"I ignored him completely and got into Soren's car, which offered me peace and serenity.After putting on my seatbelt, I glanced at Soren apologetically. "I'm sorry, Soren. I di

One of the others asked, "Huh? Isn't Edward's family super rich?"Candy looked at them with disdain and replied, "You people really are so shallow! That was a Rolls Royce Cullinan—a model so rare and luxurious that you can't buy it even if you're rich."She paused for a moment, then added, "To own one, your wealth has to span generations. Even then, you'd still need to be chosen in order to purchase it.""Wow…"Everyone seemed flabbergasted, while Candy turned to me and asked, "Does your husband fit the criteria?"I simply chuckled. "I never said he owned the car, did I? Can't it just be a friend's car?"One of the others was even more stunned and curiously asked, "Taylor, I heard some guy spent 40,000,000 dollars just to buy you a bracelet… Could that be the same friend who owns that Rolls Royce?"I smiled. "Who knows?"Surprised, Candy exclaimed, "40,000,000 dollars for a bracelet? And for you? Are you sure that story's true? No rich man would ever be that stupid.""It's tru

I bet any other woman would have gone weak in the knees if they received such treatment.A sudden ring from my phone snapped me out of my "drunken" stupor.It was a text from Jean.Jean: [Are you sure you don't want a man as perfect as him?]I grabbed my phone, my fingers trembling slightly from the excitement bubbling inside me.After pondering for a while, I couldn't hold it in any longer and replied.Me: [I'm the one who designed that suit he's wearing.]Jean instantly responded with a barrage of screaming emojis.Jean: [Are you seriously still going to say there's nothing between you two when there's obviously love in the air?!]I shook my head and pursed my lips, trying to remain calm.Amanda frowned and stared at me for a moment before asking probingly, "Do you know him, Taylor?""Shh, I'm listening to his speech."I tried to change the subject, but Amanda's eyes suddenly widened as realization dawned on her. "Is he the owner of that Rolls-Royce? Is he the one who spe

I rolled my eyes at them and said, quite rudely, "Are you blind, Candy? The academy sorted us by faculty for seating.""Why are you yelling at me?!" Candy snapped, tilting her head in annoyance. "Edward ran into me and asked where you were, so I thought I'd help him out of kindness."Edward met my gaze and said, "I came to see you—and to say hi to my old coursemates while I'm at it. After all, we were all so close in the past."He was clearly hinting at something. Everyone at the academy knew that he and I had once been lovers, and we even became a kind of legend after I went to great lengths to care for him when he fell ill.Thus, technically, he wasn't wrong—my coursemates had been our audience.Before I could say anything, Candy, as always, butted in. "Why are you two acting like strangers? Aren't you a couple? You were so madly in love back then, you probably would've died for him."I shot her a cold glare and said, dripping with sarcasm, "How thick-skinned and shameless can